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2015 JC 2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS

CHEMISTRY

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Higher 2

21 September 2015

Paper 1 Multiple Choice

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Exam Details: H2 Chemistry / Paper 1

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Section A
For each question there are four possible answers, A, B, C, and D. Choose the one you consider to
be correct.

An exciting chemical demonstration is the barking dog. An equation which describes the
reaction is shown.
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6NO + 2CS2
3N2 + 2CO + 2SO2 + 4 S8
Carbon disulfide, CS2, is a liquid with a density of 1.26 g cm3.

Which mass of sulfur would be formed from 8.00 cm 3 of CS2 if the reaction proceeded with
100% yield?
A
2

2.67 g

4.25 g

8.49 g

16.99 g

Group I and Group II ionic hydrides react with water.

H(s) + H2O(l)

OH(aq) + H2(g)

In an experiment, 1 g samples of each of the following ionic hydrides are treated with an
excess of water.
Which sample produces the greatest mass of hydrogen?
A
3

LiH

NaH

CaH2

MgH2

The equations for three reactions involving Cl2, SO2 and H2S are given below.
I

Cl2(g) + 2H2O(l) + SO2(g)

II

Cl2(g) + H2S(g)

III

SO2(g) + 2H2S(g)

2HCl(aq) + H2SO4(aq)

2HCl(g) + S(s)
2H2O(l) + 3S(s)

Which deduction cannot be made from the information above?

A

Cl2 is the weakest reducing agent.

H2S is the strongest reducing agent.

There is an increase in oxidising power in the sequence SO2, H2S, Cl2.

The oxidation number of S changes from 2 in H2S to 0 in S for reaction II.

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Which atom has the highest ratio of unpaired electrons to paired electrons in its ground
state?
A

carbon

nitrogen

oxygen

fluorine

Which of the following is a planar molecule?

A

ClF4+

CH2=C=CH2

OH

CH2=CHCHO

Some car paints contain small flakes of silica, SiO2.

In the structure of solid SiO2

each silicon atom is bonded to x oxygen atoms,

each oxygen atom is bonded to y silicon atoms,
each bond is a z type bond.

What is the correct combination of x, y and z in this statement?

x

ionic

covalent

ionic

covalent

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Which of the following diagrams correctly describes the behavior of a fixed mass of an
ideal gas at constant T?
A

1
p

1
V

concentration

pV
T

pV

In the table below,

+ means that this type of standard enthalpy change can only have positive values,
means that this type of standard enthalpy change can only have negative values,
+ / means that either positive or negative values are possible.

Which row is correct?

atomisation

formation

solution

+/

+/

+/

+/

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The conversion of diamond into graphite is an exothermic reaction. Diamond does not
readily change into graphite.
Which reaction pathway correctly represents this conversion?
A

B
energy

energy

graphite

diamond
graphite

diamond

reaction pathway

reaction pathway

energy

energy
diamond

diamond

graphite

reaction pathway

reaction pathway

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graphite

Which one of the following equations represents a reaction that is feasible at all
temperatures?
A

W(s)

2T(g) + 3U(g)

R(g)

K(g) + L(g)

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H > 0
H < 0
H < 0

2Q(g)
M(g)

H > 0

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The Gibbs free energy change of a system determines whether a reaction is spontaneous,
while the equilibrium constant indicates the extent of reaction.
What does the following pair of values for a reaction system indicate?
values
G

50.8

5.80 x 108

Kc

1
2

No reaction

Position of equilibrium lies to the left

Some extent of reaction

Reaction goes to completion

The table gives the concentrations and pH values of the aqueous solutions of two
compounds D and E. Either compound could be an acid or a base.

concentration / mol dm

pH

2.00

2.00

Student P concluded that D is a strong acid.

Student Q concluded that the extent of dissociation is lower in E(aq) than in D(aq).
Which of the students are correct?

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both P and Q

neither P nor Q

P only

Q only

An autocatalytic reaction is a reaction in which one of the products catalyses the reaction.
Which curve will be obtained if the rate of reaction was plotted against time for an
autocatalytic reaction?
A

1
4

The information relates to element W.

W is in Period 3 of the Periodic Table.

W has a lower electrical conductivity than Mg.
W forms only one chloride which can dissolve in water to give a strongly acidic
solution.

What is the likely identity of W?

A
1
5

Na

Al

Si

Consecutive elements X, Y and Z are in the third period of the Periodic Table. Element Y
has the lowest first ionisation energy and the highest melting point of these three elements.
What could be the identities of X, Y and Z?

1
6

phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine

silicon, phosphorus, sulfur

magnesium, aluminium, silicon

aluminium, silicon, phosphorus

Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

When 5.00 g of an anhydrous Group II metal nitrate is heated strongly, 3.29 g of gas is
produced.
What is the nitrate?

1
7

barium nitrate

calcium nitrate

magnesium nitrate

strontium nitrate

The great reactivity of fluorine is largely due to the low energy of the FF bond.
Which statement best accounts for the weak FF bond?
A

The FF bond is weak because of repulsion between the nonbonding electrons.

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The FF bond is weak because of the short length of the bond.

The FF bond is weak because of the small nuclear charge of the fluorine atom.

The FF bond is weak because of the small size of the fluorine atom.

Which of the following is true about the compounds of the first row transition metals?
A

Fe2(CO3)3(s) can be prepared by reacting FeCl3(aq) with Na2CO3(aq).

On addition of H2O2(aq) to acidified KMnO4(aq), the solution remains purple.

An orange solution of K2Cr2O7 is produced when NaOH(aq) is added to K2CrO4(aq).

The addition of concentrated HCl to CuSO4(aq) produces a yellow solution of

H2CuCl4.

Covalent bonds are formed by orbitals overlap. The shape of unsaturated hydrocarbon
molecules can be explained in terms of hybridisation of orbitals.

H
H

H
C C
1

C C C
H

CH3
H

Which of the following statements does not describe the molecule above?

2
0

The bond between C1C2 is formed by 2sp22sp2 overlap.

The bond between C2C3 is stronger than that between C5C6.

The bond between C4C5 is formed by 2sp2sp2 overlap.

The bond between C6H is formed by 2sp31s overlap.

The molecule 2,4isopropylcholestane, which has been isolated from a class of sponge,
can serve as a biomarker and has determined the first evolutionary appearances of some
species.

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Carbon atoms in a molecule are classified as primary, secondary, tertiary or quarternary,
depending on whether they are directly bonded to one, two, three or four carbon atoms.
How many tertiary carbons and how many chiral carbons are there in this molecule?

2
1

tertiary carbons

chiral carbons

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In the Krebs cycle, fumaric acid is converted to oxaloacetic acid by a twostep process
involving an intermediate compound X.

HO2CCH

CHCO2H

hot MnO4-/H+

step 1

step 2

fumaric acid

HO2CCOCH2CO2H
oxaloacetic acid

What could be the reagent for step 1 and the intermediate X?

2
2

reagent for step 1

intermediate X

cold acidified KMnO4

HO2CCH(OH)CH(OH)CO2H

hot acidified KMnO4

OHCCH(OH)CH2CHO

steam and concentrated H2SO4

HO2CCH(OH)CH2CO2H

warm acidified K2Cr2O7

OHCCH(OH)CH2CHO

The characteristic odour of rum is attributed to the compound 2ethyl3methylbutanoic

acid.

CH3 C2H5
H3C C

C OH

2ethyl3methylbutanoic acid
Which compound, upon heating under reflux with alcoholic sodium cyanide and
subsequent acid hydrolysis of the reaction product, will produce 2ethyl3methylbutanoic
acid?
A

CH3
H3C CH

CHBr

CH2

CH3

CH2

CHBr

CH3

CH3
H3C CH

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C

2
3

CH3 C2H5
H3C CH

CH

CH2Br

CH3

CH2Br

H3C CH

CH2

CH

CH3

Four isomers of C3H6OCl2 are separately subjected to hydrolysis using aqueous sodium
hydroxide.
Which isomer produces an organic product with a different molecular formula from the other
three isomers?

2
4

CH3CCl2CH2OH

CH2ClCHClCH2OH

CH2ClCH2CH(OH)Cl

CHCl2CH2CH2OH

Ozone depletion potential (ODP) is a measure of the effectiveness of chlorofluoroalkanes

in destroying stratospheric ozone.
In which sequence are compounds listed in increasing order of their ODPs?

2
5

CHClF2

<

CH3CCl2F

<

CCl2FCClF2

CHClF2

<

CCl2FCClF2

<

CH3CCl2F

CCl2FCClF2

<

CHClF2

<

CH3CCl2F

CH3CCl2F

<

CCl2FCClF2

<

CHClF2

The first stage in the synthesis of antipyrine, a drug used in reducing fever, is the reaction
between compound P and phenylhydrazine.

CH3COCH2CO2CH2CH3

phenylhydrazine

P
What is the product Q of this first stage?

CH3
A

NHNH2

NHN CCH2CO2CH2CH3

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NHCH2CO2CH2CH3

2
6

CH3COCH2CO

NHNH2

CH3COCH2CONH

Which reagent could be used to distinguish between

HO2CCH2CHO and CH3COCH2CH2OH?

2
7

acidified potassium dichromate(VI)

dilute sulfuric acid

Fehlings solution

anhydrous PCl5

Consider the following four compounds.

CH2NH3

CH3

NH3

CH3

CO2H

CH2CO2H

What is the relative order of decreasing pKa?

A

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The planet Jupiter is known to have a reducing atmosphere consisting mainly of methane
and ammonia, with some ethene and water in the form of ice crystals. Astronomers used
the impact of fragments of Comet ShoemakerLevy with Jupiter to identify more complex
molecules present in the planets atmosphere.
Which molecule is unlikely to have been observed?
A

CH3CO2H

CH3CH2OH

CH3CH2NH2

CH3CH2CH2CH3

29 The amino acids lysine and glutamic acid can react with each other to form amide linkages.
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A polypeptide undergoes enzymatic hydrolysis at the Nterminal

of2asp
H2NCHCO
H and the Cterminal
H2NCHCO
2H are obtained.
of gly. The following
fragments

CH2CH2CH2CH2NH2

fragment 1:

aspgly

fragment 2:

lystyr

lysine

CH2CH2CO2H

glutamic acid

What is the maximum

number
compounds, each containing one amide linkage,
fragment
3: of different
aspcys
that can be formed from one molecule of lysine and one molecule of glutamic acid?
fragment 4:
met
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
Which one of the following is not a possible sequence of this peptide?
A

aspglylystyrmetaspcys

lystyraspcysaspglymet

metaspcysaspglylystyr

metaspglylystyraspcys

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Section B
For each of the question in this section, one or more of the three numbered statements 1 to 3 may be
correct.
Decide whether each of the statements is or is not correct (you may find it helpful to put a tick against
the statements that you consider to be correct.)
The responses A to D should be selected on the basis of
A

1, 2 and 3
are correct

1 and 2
only are correct

2 and 3
only are correct

1 only
is correct

No other combination of statements is used as a correct response.

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Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

Iron and calcium are metals that form many compounds containing a M2+ ion.
Which statement about the electron arrangements in these atoms and ions are correct?

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A Fe2+ ion has one less electron shell than a Ca atom.

A Fe2+ ion has the same number of occupied electron shell as a Ca2+ ion.

A valence electron in Fe2+ ion experiences the same screening effect as that in Ca 2+
ion.

Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

Adding KI(aq) to a solution containing Cu2+(aq) produces purplebrown iodine solution and
a white precipitate of copper(I) iodide, CuI.
Which statements are correct?
1

The standard cell potential for the reaction in 0.39 V.

The production of insoluble CuI reduces the concentration of Cu+(aq) ions from the
solution, favouring the forward reaction of the reduction process.

Addition of sodium thiosulfate to the reaction mixture will cause the white precipitate
to dissolve.

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The solubility product, Ksp, of calcium phosphate, Ca3(PO4)2, is S.

Which of the following statements about a solution saturated with calcium phosphate are
true?
1

9
1
5
The concentration of [Ca ] at equilibrium is ( 4 S) .

2
1
5
108
The concentration of [PO ] at equilibrium is (
S) .

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2+

3
4

Addition of NaOH to the equilibrium will increase the solubility product of calcium
phosphate.

Na2S2O3 reacts with dilute HCl to give a pale yellow precipitate.

If 1 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm3 HCl is added to 10 cm3 of 0.02 mol dm3 Na2S2O3, the precipitate
forms slowly.
If the experiment is repeated with 1 cm 3 of 0.1 mol dm3 HCl and 10 cm3 of 0.05 mol dm3
Na2S2O3, the precipitate forms more quickly.
Why is this so?
1

The reactant particles collide more frequently when 0.05 mol dm3 Na2S2O3 is used.

The activation energy of the reaction is lower when 0.05 mol dm3 Na2S2O3 is used.

The collisions between reactant particles are more violent when 0.05 mol dm 3
Na2S2O3 is used.

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5

The van Arkel triangle is used to predict the type of bonding (covalent, ionic or metallic)
present in a substance, based on their electronegativity values.
The difference in electronegativity between the element(s) is plotted along the yaxis and
their average electronegativity is plotted along the xaxis.
The electronegativity values for some elements are provided in the table below and some
of the Period 3 elements and their compounds have been plotted on the van Arkel triangle.
element

electronegativity

Na

0.93

Si

1.90

Cl

3.16

3.0

Q
NaCl
2.0
difference in electronegativity

SiCl4
1.0

0.0

Si

4.0
2.0
3.0
average
electronega
Which of the following substances are nonconductors of electricity?
0.0

gas P

solid Q

solid R

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When an aqueous solution of a chromium salt is separately mixed with an aqueous

solution of ligand L and J, [CrL6]3+(aq) and [CrJ6]3+(aq) are formed respectively.
Solutions A, B and C were made up by mixing 0.1 mol dm 3 solutions of Cr3+, L and J. The
table below gives the volumes of each used.
volumes of 0.1 mol dm3 solution / cm3
solution

Cr3+(aq)

98

98

49

49

The absorbance of a solution at a particular wavelength is proportional to the concentration

of the ion responsible for the absorption. The visible absorption spectra of the three
solutions A, B and C are shown below.
absorbance
A

300

600

500

400

700

800

wavelength /nm

The table below shows the corresponding colours at the various wavelengths.
wavelength / nm

400

450

500

550

600

650

colour

violet

blue

green

yellow

orange

red

Which of the following statements are correct about the complexes [CrL6]3+(aq) and [CrJ6]3+
(aq)?
1

[CrL6]3+(aq) is blue and [CrJ6]3+(aq) is orangered.

L forms a stronger bond with Cr3+ compared to J.

The size of the energy gap between the dorbitals is bigger in [CrL6]3+.

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Which of the following reagents will react with phenol with a colour change being
observed?
1

liquid Br2

dilute HNO3

aqueous NaOH

Which of the following will yield an organic compound containing deuterium, D?

2
(D = H)
O
1

NH2

NaOD, D2O
heat

Br2 dissolved in D2O

2
O
3

OH

D2, Ni
150 oC

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A general method for the preparation of amino acids is the amidomalonate synthesis.
Below is an example of the synthesis of aspartic acid using this method.
CO2CH2CH3
H

CO2CH2CH3

NHCOCH3

1. CH3CH2ONa
2. BrCH2CO2CH2CH3

CO2CH2CH3
CH3CH2OCOCH2

CO2CH2CH3

NHCOCH3

H2O/H+

H
HO2CCH2

CO2H
CO2H

HO2CCH2

NH2
aspartic acid

What are the types of reactions shown in this reaction scheme?

1

nucleophilic substitution

acidbase reaction

hydrolysis

CO2H

NH2

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Lysine is an essential amino acid found in the body. The three pKa values associated with it
are 2.2, 9.0 and 10.5

H
H2N C CO2H
CH2CH2CH2CH2NH2
When 1 mole of protonated lysine was titrated against hydroxide ions, the following pH
curve was obtained.

Which of the following statements are true with respect to the curve above?
1

The species present at point C has no net charge.

The species present at point B will migrate towards the cathode of an electrolytic cell.

Equal amounts of H3N+CH(CO2H)(CH2)4NH3+ and H3N+CH(CO2H)(CH2)4NH2 are

present at point A

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H2 Chemistry 9647

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Key

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C
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